I had a feeling that this book would suit me, as I like science and, because people’s lives interest me, I like an autobiography. I was right. This book intersperses the account of the author’s life with lots of detail about the science.
Overall, the book is a great lesson: An immigrant, who struggled to get through education and into the US and faced deportation at least once, goes on to become a Nobel Prize winner. As an aside, her daughter won gold in the Olympics twice. Quite a contribution!
This was an uplifting book that leaves me wondering how many people have great ideas and talent, but don’t have the tenacity of this author and, hence, don’t quite make it.
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